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HSK 7
liū
リュウ
た.まる、たま.る、た.める、したた.る、たまり、ため
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 留 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
liú stay
old variant of 留[liú]
View phonetic series →
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[liū]
to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
たまり
Tamari surname
たまる
Tamaru given name
ため
Tame surname
とまる
Tomaru surname
りゅう
Ryū surname